Jennifer Banachowicz, CCWP

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Travel at Career Break

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Overview

Jennifer is a certified Contingent Workforce Professional (CCWP) specializing in managing large-scale programs for Fortune 100 companies. Her expertise includes VMS implementations with Fieldglass and VNDLY, vendor management, and direct sourcing strategies. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a degree in Communications.

Following a significant life event, Jennifer took a career break to travel, demonstrating a value for personal time and well-being. She often posts about the importance of creativity, staying true to oneself, and finding inspiration in the work environment. People who have worked with her describe her as enthusiastic and a trusted ally.

She successfully launched Northwestern Mutuals first-ever Direct Sourcing Program, which resulted in over $2 million in savings for the company.

Personality Overview

Calm

Thoughtful In Approach

Procedural

They are motivated by the potential impact of their decision on the organization.  They prefer to follow rules and procedures. They are unlikely to become strong champions as they don't prefer pushing other people.

Topics They Care About

Contingent Workforce Strategy
Manages large-scale ($250M) contingent programs, focusing on optimization, vendor management, and developing KPIs to measure success.
Direct Sourcing Programs
Successfully established a company's first direct sourcing program from the ground up, defining the business strategy and delivering over $2M in savings.
VMS Implementation
Has hands-on experience implementing and providing training for multiple Vendor Management Systems, including Fieldglass and VNDLY.

Media Appearances

Jennifer has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025 - 9-2025
Travel at Career Break
5-2024 - 12-2024
Global External Workforce Business Partner at Block
1-2024
Contingent Workforce Program Lead and Program Management Team at Northwestern Mutual
7-2015
Contingent Workforce Program Consultant at Northwestern Mutual
7-2010
Talent Aquisition - Milwaukee, Chicago and Nashville Offices (Managed Corporate Team) at Brookdale Senior Living

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Education details unavailable from VMS Professionals Annual Conference, 2017, 2019

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Exp : 16 Location : Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Travel at Career Break
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Insights For Selling To Jennifer

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Pause and ask them if they have any questions
  • Focus your pitch on the impact that you could help them have on their organization
  • Talk about refund and cancellation policy if the need arises

DONT's

  • Don’t don the salesperson avatar, be the friendly advisor instead
  • Don’t use phrases like ‘there might be’, ‘we haven’t yet’, ‘latest technology’ etc.
  • Avoid saying anything that sounds like a risky proposition

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jennifer is

  • Low-risk, go-ahead from other stakeholders and successful evaluation as per process matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jennifer

  • They don’t say no very often, and can take you around in circles sometimes.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jennifer move?

  • They do not like to rush and can be quite slow in their decision making.

  • Can Jennifer take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take decisions that others support.

You And Jennifer

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